Afghanistan: Millions face ‘catastrophic winter’ as food aid slashed

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.3 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The cut in rations comes amid growing alarm over shrinking aid for Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Also: Two Swedish oil company executives go on trial accused of complicity in war crimes committed in Sudan, and why the old adage ‘opposites attract’ may be the opposite of good advice for daters.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:05.1	I'm Robin Brandt, and at 14 hours GMT on Tuesday,
0:08.1	the 5th of September, these are our main stories.
0:10.9	Afghanistan's problems keep mounting.
0:13.2	The World Food Programme is cutting rations
0:15.6	to another two million people there
0:17.4	because it's running out of money.
0:19.2	A route about school uniforms
0:20.8	and what some Muslim pupils are wearing
0:22.7	goes to court in France.
0:24.7	And two people have been arrested after digging a shortcut
0:27.7	through the Great Wall of China.
0:32.2	Also in this podcast.
0:34.2	You're a fake and a phony,
0:36.1	and I wish I'd never laid eyes on you.
0:38.4	Pop culture tells us opposites attract
0:41.1	when it comes to love,
0:42.0	but a new study says,
0:43.4	think again when you're looking for that partner.
0:51.5	We start in Afghanistan,
0:53.1	where the people living under the Taliban regime
0:55.2	are facing yet another challenge to daily life.
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